The Basin ________________________

• Encompasses around 2.5 million acres
• Includes about 3,500 miles of stream and 82 lakes and impoundments
• Has almost 300,000 acres of wetlands
• Is home to historic Native American lands
• Has nearly 600,000 acres of county, state, and federally-owned public land.
• Supports a population of approximately 80,000.
• Includes some of the roughest terrain in the state.